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June 25, 1929. M. KLEIN L'IISZIB MERCHANDISE TICKE UDITING DEVICE Filed Aug. 30, 1927 15 Sheets-Sheet l3 JOHN DOE ADDRESS CITY Patented .Idne 25, 1929.

[fuurrao STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application meaAu m a0, 1927'. Serial iro. 21a,4za.

This invention'is an improvement upon andxble indication whenever. the operator is setdevelopment of the device disclosed in my prior copending application Serial No. 650, filed January 5, 1925.

5 The invention includes a mechanism whereby the obtaining of an accuratesales record facilitated; and especially by operating (11- 'rectly on price tickets for t e merchandise while this ticket is attached thereto. Thus according to one form of my invention a part of the ticket can be severed, leaving the other part of the ticket on the goods, and the sev-' ered portion is then used as an original recdid of the sales transaction. 15 The present invention provides an improvement over my system disclosed in my above identified application. In the auditing departments of large stores trouble has been experienced in the past due to the difiiculty of guaranteeing the correctness of the original entry of a sales transaction. Ordinarily in the past sales were first entered upon slips of paper, the data being taken by the clerk from the price tickets. This transference of data, depending as it does upon the carefulness of the person making the sales, may easily result in error.

It is thus amain object of my presentinvention to reduce the likelihood of errors to a 0 minimum; and especially by utilizing at least a portion of the price ticket on the-merchandise being sold as the original entry; thus evading the necessity of transferring the rec- 0rd from the ticket. i 'The apparatus thus incorporates from the priceticket, data that is premade, as well as authorized. These data, since they appear on a price ticket, are displayed with the merchandise. The data are furthermore incorporated on a recipient, such as a card or tape.

It is another object of my invention to provide a check on the cash drawers; especially by having these cash drawers interlocked with the compartment in which the completed records are deposited; and in this way to keep an accurate record of the sales made by each gelerk and to facilitate classification of the "herds, and of checking up of these records h the money taken in during any definite period.

' It is still another object of my invention to make it necessary for the operator who makes the sales to provide a visual as well as an audiing the, recording mechanism to the desired operation. This provides a check on sales, since any irregularity in the o eration of the mechamsm is quite likely to e detected by store inspectors or store shoppers.

It is still another object of my inventionto vmake it possible to detect false or unauthorized operation of the mechanism, such as may be surreptitiously attempted by the clerk in order to unlock the cash drawer. This is accomplished by insuring that a record is made' and deposited in a space unavailable to the operator,-for each unlocking operation of the mechanism.

It is still another object of my invention to make it possible to add to the record obtained by the aid of my mechanism, data identifying the customer and his charge limit in the store. This object is accomplished by the in sertion at will of plates serving to imprint upon the record this supplementary data. It

is the intension that such lates be carried by each customer, or that suc plates be kept for the customer either at a central location in the store or in each of the'departments. Each of the plates carries a facsimile of the customers or credit managers signatures, or both, whereby proper check can be kept against unauthorized use ofthe plates. The use of these plates facilitates the authorization of credit, or charge, transactions. Thus when a customer desires to utilize his-plate to'make a credit purchase the clerk who is to make the sale will inspect this plate, which carries an identif ing number, and will compare it with a list urnished to her periodically, such as each day, and containing those numbers of identifying plates that are not to be honored by her without authorization from a higher authority. If the number of the customers plate is absent from the list, the customers signature or the credit managers signature gives the clerk the authority to make the sale within the limit clearly marked on the plate.

This method of authorization materially shortens the credit transaction, including the record of the customers name, amount of the purchase, date. or any other data that may be desirable. The obtaining of all this essential information in printing insures clarit of the record and obviates the possibility 0 securing p y wr tten or illegible records such as may be obtained when these records are written by hand. The complete printed record, including the record taken from the price ticket and that taken from the customcrs identifying plate, is now present as a unit printed record, which can be used by the auditing department as a charge ticket against the customers account.

Viewing the invention from yet another standpoint, it may be stated to liein the use of a price tag or ticket to control the record of the amount of the sale, a part of the ticket at least acting as an original record. The operation of acting upon the price tag for obtaining the record therefrom serves to control the opening of the cash and supply drawers, and furnishes a clearproof of the selling price of each article operated upon. The supplemental record can be used to identify the operator, the character of the sale, the date of the sale and the serial number of the transaction, as well as any other desired data. The tape which is used in the present instance as a backing for the price tag makes the record readily usable and facilitates mechanical classification.- The visible indication public- 1y displays for ins ection the details of the record that the mac ine is making or about to make. The interlocking control of the supply and cash drawers ensures that a registration be made by the operator before that op-' erator gains access to the cash drawer for making change or for depositing money, or for obtaining material for wrapping.

Since the mechanism is operated by a source of power such as a motor or a heavy sprin the operation of recording can be quickly ac,- complished and there is, accordingly, a considerable saving in time, which becomes important during those periods when customers are waiting to be served.

The mechanical classification provided by my mechanism secures a check against which the cash receipt of each operation must balance. 'This classification also eliminates the manual labor usually required to separate the sale slips in clerk order or by number.

The necessity .of utilizing the price tag in connection with the machine for registering ensures that the clerk will be forced to oper-' ate that machine when making a sale before delivery of the goods to the customer. If she fails to utilize the price tag in connection with the recording mechanism she lays herself open to detection or suspicion.

The audible signals provided are obtained by the aid of gongs or bells operated in response to the opening of the drawers. Each gong or hell can have a distinctive sound showing which drawer is opened and also at tracts the attention of a store inspector or store shopper to the transaction for ready check upon the sales force.

I also provide an indicator showing the number of articles sold in any particular transaction. This provides a public inspection of the number of price tag records made during that transaction, and thus provides an additional check upon the sales force.

It is still another object of my invention to cut off the price tag by the aid of a peculiar punch, the form of w ich may be varied as required. In this way the machine, or theis attached. These data may be varied as desired, and may indicate whether the sale is a cash or a charge sale, that is, the commercial character of the transaction; and may carry the identifying number of the clerk, or both. A compartment is provided for each clerk, into which the sales checks are automatically distributed, so that, at the close of any prede termined interval, the tickets of each compartment will show the sales made by thatparticular clerk. A plurality of cash drawers is also provided, and the proper cash drawer is selected and automatically opened simultaneously with the selection of the compartment for receivin the ticket.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description, and will be set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine with parts omitted.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevation from the opposite side of the machine.

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of a part of the machine Figure 5 is a side elevation with parts omitted and parts broken away corresponding to Figure 2, but on an enlarged scale.

Figure 6 is a partial rear elevation with parts omitted.

. Figure 7 is a detail of part of the ribbon feeding mechanism.

Figure 8 is a side elevation of part of the machine on an enlarged scale, with parts in section and parts omitted. Figure 9 is a detail view of a portion of Figure 8 taken at right angles thereto.

Figure 10 is a rear elevation of the machine with parts omitted and parts in section.

Figure 11 is a detail view of the alarm mechanism for the drawers of the machine.

Figure 12 is a vertical section with parts in elevation of the lower portion of the cabinet, showing the paper supply.

Figure 13 is a top plan view of Figure 12.

Figure 14 is a side elevation with parts broken away of a clutch mechanism associated with the motor.

Figure 15 is a side elevation of the motor control means actuated by the closing of the drawers. v

Figure 16 is atop plan view of Figure 15.

Figure 17 is an end elevation of the ticket rece tacle with the end plate removed.

Figure 18 is a top plan view of the same with parts broken away.

Figure 19 is a detail view on an enlarged scale .of the hub of the ticket receptacle.

Figure 20 is aside elevation with parts in section of the stitching mechanism.

Figure 21 is a bottom plan View of a part of Figure 20.

Figure 22 is a horizontal section on the line 22-22 of Figure 20 Figure'23 is a vertical section on the line 2323 ofFigure 20.

Figure 24 1s a vertical section on the line 2424 of Figure 20.

Figure 25 is a rear elevation of the stitching mechanism, showing a modification.

Figure 26 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 27 is a horizontal section on the line 27-27 of Figure 26.

Figure 28 is a rear elevation of'the lowerpart of Figure 26.

Figure 29 is a plan view of one side of the identification print.

Figure 30 is a plan view of the opposite side thereof. 1

Figure 31 is a detail sectional-view, taken along plane 31-31 of Fig. 5.

The main portion of the mechanism is carried by a base member 1 extending upwardly from which, near the center portion thereof, is a body or frame member 2; Suitable brackets are also provided wherever necessary, attached either to the frame member or to the base, for supporting the various parts of the mechanism. A power source for the operation may be provided, for example, an electric motor 3 is mounted on the base member, and is connected to a driving shaft 4. This shaft 4 at its opposite end carries a worm which meshes with a worm gear shown in dotted lines in Figure 8. This worm gear is carried by a short sleeve 6 mounted to rotate on the shaft 6. This shaft 6 is arranged, when the motor is actuated, to be rotated through a definite cycle, such as one revolution, whereby the record obtaining mechanism is once actuated, and then the motor 3 is caused to come to rest automatically, and until such time as further action is desired. For connection and disconnection preferably a clutch mechanism is provided for connecting the sleeve 6 to the shaft 6 when it is desired to rotate the latter. This clutch mechanism consists of a disc 7 (Figs. 8 and 14:)

,. which is fast on the shaft 6 and carrles a with a ratchet wheel 9 carried by the sleeve 6'. An arm 10 which is pivotally su ported by the base extends upwardly into tile path of a pin 11 carried by the pawl 8 so that, when the pin comes in contact with the arm 10, the pawl will be lifted out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 9, and the sleeve 6 may rotate without transmitting a movement of rotation to the shaft 6. \Vhcn it is desired to set the shaft 6 into movement, a

ratchet wheel 12, against whichthe arm 10 is drawn by means of a spring 13, is actuated through mechanism hereinafter described to move the arm 10 out of the-path of the pin 11 and allow the pawl 8 to drop into engagement with the ratchet wheel 9, whereupon the motion of the sleeve 6 will be transmitted to the shaft 6.

Near its other end the shaft 6 carries a gear 14 which meshes with an idler gear 15, which in turn meshes with a. gear 16. The gear 16 is enmeshed with both gears 17 and 18, while the gear 18 is enmeshed with the gear 19. The gear 16 is mounted on a. shaft 20, the gear 17 on a shaft 21. and the gear 18 on a shaft 22.

Practically all of the operations of the machine are brought about by the rotation of this train of gearing, and various features will be described separately. I shall first describe the mechanism for cutting off a partof a long tape to which the price ticket is attaehed. The gear 16 has a cam 23 fixed to its shaft 20, which is in contact with a pin 24 pivoted to a pivoted arm 25, which is con nected to operate a cutting blade 26 (Fig. 3)

' which coacts with a companion blade 27 fixed to the frame 2 (Figs. 2, 3, 5 and 6).

It will be evident from Figure 6 that the arm 25 is operatively connected to the slide 27 which is normally drawn in one direction by a. spring 27". It is obvious that for one rotation of the gear 16 and cam 23 the movable knife 26 will be given one complete movement to and from its normal position. This knife acts to sever the paper strip and pin ticket afiixed thereto, as will be hereinafter set forth.

.The opposite end of the shaft 20 carries a cam 28 having a cut away portion 29 (see Figs. 5 and 31?. The function of this cam is to operate ap aten 30 for the printing mech-' anism. This platen is pivoted at 31 on suitable arms 32, and the platen pads proper are indicated at 33. A compression spring 34 presses upwardly against the bottom side of 12 i the platen, and keeps an upwardly projecting lug 35 in constantcontact with the periphery of the cam 28. It is obvious that, as the cam is rotated, the platen will be lowered from. or 'raised against the printing 12 wheels and the tape, which lies between the wheels and the platen.

The printing mechanism for adding to the record the number of the total operations of the machine is indicated generally at 36 (Fig. 5). It is advanced step by step through I the usual driving means 37, which is operated by a link 38 connected to one end of a lever 39 pivoted to a bracket 40 to turn about a shaft 41, and having an arm 42 which is in constant engagement with a cam 43 carried by the shaft 21 of the gear wheel 17 (see Fig ures 3 and 6). Each complete operation of the machine which rotates the gear wheel 17 once will obviously advance the numbering. wheel one unit, and the number on the backingwhich supports the severed portion will shov how often the machine has been operate The shaft 21 extends through the frame 2 and at its opposite end is connected to a part of the, stitching mechanism; particularly to feed stapling or stitching wire to the stitching mechanism. As shown in Figures 1, 2 and'20, the shaft 21 carries a'gear 44 which drives a companion gear 45. The shaft extends beyond the gear wheel 44 and carries a wire engaging friction roller 4.6 having a cam portion 47 on its periphery. This friction roller cooperateswith a companion friction wheel 48 and operates to feed wire 49 from a reel 50 into the stitcher head. As shown in Figures 2 and 20, the staple forming wire 49 passes in engagement with a series of projecting pins or lugs 51, at least some of which are mounted under tension of a spring 52. These lugs tend to straighten the wire as it is fed forward, and to revent any back lash thereof after the gripping rollers 46 and 48 are released. The cam portion 47 on the friction wheel 44 is so arranged that the two friction wheels are allowed to grip and advance the wire for a predetermined distance, corres ending to the length of the low portion 0 the cam. Then, as the cam portion 47 engages with the lower friction roller 48, the two rollers are slightly separated to prevent any further gripping and advancing of the staple wire. The lower friction roller is under sprin tension, being carried by an arm 53whic is normall urged in one direction by a spring 54. Tl iis prevents the two gears from becoming entirely disengaged.

The staple. forming and affixing mechanism is best illustrated in Figures 20 to 24. The wire 49 is advanced into the stitcher head, into the path of movement of a cutting and forming tool 55, a. forming block or anvil 56, and a driving tool 57. The tools 55 and 57 are slidably mounted in raceways within the stitcher body. These are normally spring pressed upward, so that their upper ends are in wiping contact with cams 58 and 59 mounted on a shaft 62 driven by the gear wheel 19, which imparts one complete revolution to these cams for one actuation of the mechanism. This shaft also carries a cam 60 which operates a ticket cutting blade 61. The forming block or anvil 56 is formed with an upwardly extending hook member 63 which engages the cutaway portion 64 with the stitcher head. This block is kept in the position shown in Figure 23 by a sprin 65. The innerwall of the forming block 56 1s shaped slanting to correspond with the lower edge of the driving tool 57, so that upon a downward thrust of this driving tool the forming block will be moved rearwardly to permit the driving tool to force the staple downwardly through the paper and to be crushed in the forming groove 66. Before the staple is thus urged downward the forming tool 55 cuts and forms the wire 43 into 'a staple as it is advanced downwardly by its cam '58, and in advance of the -drivin tool movement. This tool thus holds the price tag or pin ticket against the tape after it bends the wire around anvil 56. Subsequently, the driving tool 57 starts downwardly carrying the formed staple with it, which is slidably embraced Within the grooves of the cutting and forming tool 55. These grooves extend to the bottom of the tool, thus insuring the positive delivery of the staple for insertion through the paper in an upright position. It will be noted that the cutting knife 61 is moved downward and received by a female die portion 67 formed beneath the stitcher head. This insures a clean cut-of the ticket and prevents too much drag on the knife in its forward travel. A. ticket guide 68 shown in Figure 2 is provided so that the operator can readily position the ticket and insert it in the proper position to be operated upon by the stitching mechanism and associated parts. It is necessary for the operator only to press the ticket downward to the bottom of the guide and then move it inwardly the desired distance.

There is also provided the ticket advancing I means for engaging and feeding the paper carried by a -roll'69. This is best shown in Fig. 2. The paper, as it comes from the roll 69, is drawn over a yielding bail member 70, under a friction arm 71, and thence into the stitching head. For the purpose of feeding the paper sheet, there is provided a friction roll 71* which engages the paper strip, and this roll is carried by an arm 72 normally forced upward by a spring 73. This roll presses the paper against the periphery of the segment 26' (Fig. 5), which, as above described, is driven from the shaft 21. This complete operation of the machine will, therefore, result in feeding forward the pa per a predetermined distance.

After the paper tape has received the pin ticket and has been severed by the knives 26 and 27, it is pushed outwardly by the next advancing movement of the paper into position to be engaged by a discharging mechanism. This discharging mechanism will discharge the uniform tickets into a receptacle which need not be attached to the machine. nor does it need to be in the form illustrated. As illustrated and described, however, this ticket of the gear wheel 18.

receptacle comprises a. plurality of compartments for a urpose hereinafter set forth, and the disc large mechanism operates to throw said tickets into said receptacle. This discharge mechanism comprises an arcuate member 7 4 that is arranged to rotate so as to grip the completed record between it and a friction roller 82. For this purpose it is mounted to rotate about an axis 75, and is urged to. discharge position by a spring. The drawings show gripper 7 4 after the discharg- -ing function is completed. However it is latched against movement by the downward movement of blade 26 prior to its cutting operation. This latching is accomplished by an arm 76 associated with the cutting blade 26 as by being carried b the slide member 27 above described (see *igure 6). The upper end of the arm 7 6 is provided with an elongated slot 77 embracing a pin 78. As the cutting blade 26 is moved downwardly, the arm 76 is moved downwardly with it and permits a pawl or detent 79 to hold the wheel 81 against return movement, said wheel being connected to the shaft that carries the discharging member 74: and rotated to latched position b engagement of its pin 7 8 by member 76. pon upward cutting movement of blade 26 the member 76 is moved upwardly and after the cutting is accomplished, the top of member 76 disengages the same from a cut away portion on disc 81. The pawl 7 9 engages with the notch 80 long enough to permit the advancing paper to be first cut and brought to rest between the paper discharging arm 74 and the contact roller 82 beneath the same. Whenever the arm 76 moves upwardly and disengages the pawl, the arm 74; is allowed to function and moves the ticket which is gripped by the wheel 82, (Fig. 5), into the desired compartment, which has been brought into alignment with a shelf portion 88 em bracing the friction wheel 82. The construction of the ticket receptacle will be hereinafter described. I A ribbon is provided for cooperation with the printing WhBJlS, and for the purpose of feeding this ribbon the following mechanism is employed, which will be understood by reference to Figures 1, 3 5, 6, and 7. A pair of ribbon spools 84 and 85 have shafts 86 and 87 respectively which carry ratchet wheels 88 and 89. The ribbon 90 passes from the spool 84-downwardly thru a guide 92 (Fig. 5) over the top of the platen 33, and beneath the printing wheels, and thence upwardly through a guide 91, where it is wound back on the spool 85. The spools are driven automatically by the following mechanism, shown in detail in Figure 7 An arm 93 is pivotally'mounted on a'shaft 22 This arm 93 extends I upwardly and carries a yoke 95 adapted to embrace a cam member 96, which is secured to the shaft 62 of the gear wheel 19. Whencverthe gear 19 and this cam are rotated, it is obvious that the yoke will be given a to and fro movement which will also be transmitted to the arm 93. This arm pivotally carries a transverse rocking lever or link 99, which serves as a guide for a longitudinally adjustable pawl bar 97, carrying a pawl 98 at each end thereof for operation of the ribbon feed. This bar 97.is shown in Fi 7 as shifted as far toward the left as possi le, to make the left hand pawl 98 active. The guide for the bar can be in the form of a pin 97 carried by bar 97, engaging in a slot 99 in lever 99. At the other side of the pivot for lever 99, this lever carries a pin 102 engageable in either of two depressions 102 in the lower edge of pawl bar 97. Springs 100, 101, serve to maintain the assembly yieldingiy in the position of Fig. 7 The pin 102 is urged into a holding depression 102 by the spring force.

When the ribbon ratchet wheel 88 (Fig. 6 is stopped because of its being fully woun it acts as a stop for movement of-bar 97 to the left, even while lever 99 is moved by arm 93. This results in a shifting of bar 97 with respect to lever 99, so that pin 97 will be at the right-hand end of slot 99, and pin 102 will be snapped into the left-hand depression 102'. Thus, so far as operative positions are concerned, the left-hand pawl 98 is retracted, and the right-hand pawl 98 is extended, making the latter pawl alone operative to operate wheel 89 (Fig. 3). When this latter wheel is stopped, the bar 97 is again automatically shifted to the position shown in Fig. 7.

I shall now describe the means for selecting the compartment into which the completed record is inserted. Extending longitudinally of the machine and rotatably mounted on bearings mounted on the frame 2, (Figs. 3 and 6) is a shaft 103, the inner edge of which is provided with a sprocket wheel 104 and a gear wheel 105. The other end of the shaft 103 rotatably supports the ticket receptacle 106, which has a rear wall 107 and a cover plate 108. Between the rear wall and the cover plate is a plurality of radially extending partition walls 109 forming compartments for the tickets 110, which are shown in position in Figure 17. Each compartment is provided with an opening 111 (Fig. 17) for the admission of tickets. The tickets are held in place by spring actuated clamping fingers 112 which are pivotally-carried by the partition walls at 113 and actuatedby springs 114. One end of each of'these clamping fingers extends through the wheel of the receptacle and is provided with a lug 115, as shown in Figures 18 and 19. These lugs have a dual function. They have first a positioning engagement with a roller 119 carried by an arm 120, see Figure 6. This arm 120 is mounted on a rotatable shaft that I a rotatable shaft 120, that is actuated by the of the arm 120 and roller 119 moves the lug 115 about its axis and lifts the associated clamping finger 112 to permit admission of the ticket. The finger 120, once it moves to opening position, is held in the o sition'until after the'discharger 4 has operated. Thus a projection 240 on arm 120 .is stopped by a horizontal arm of lever 239, back of which the projection 240 snaps as arm 120 moves to open position. However, when discharger 74 operates, the lever 239 is rocked by pin 241 on disc 81 so as to free finger 120, and it returns by spring pressure to the closing position. On the return movement of the cutting knife, the clamping finger is released and holds the ticket rmly in its respective compartment. The periphery of the receptacle is provided with suitable doors 116 hinged at 117, and provided with inspection openings 118. At the opposite side of the machine, see Figures 3 and 4, is rigidly mounted a quadrant 121 provided with a plurality of notches 122. Pivotally mounted at the center of this quadrant is an arm 123. The lower portion of this arm carries a motor switch 124 which consists of two parts 125 and 126, movable with respect to each other and each carrying a contact point. Another arm 127 is slidably mounted within the arm 123 and carries a pair of pins 128, one of which is adapted to engage any selected notch 122, while the other engages an extension 129 on the upper portion 125 of the motor switch, so that downward pressure on the knob of the arm 130 will close the motor switch and put the motor in operation. A shaft 131 is sup orted by suitable brackets parallel to the rame 132, and the outer end of this shaft carries the vertical arm 123 so that a movement of the arm 123 will rotate the shaft 131 and cause a gear wheel 133 on its inner end to rotate also. This gear wheel 133 is in engagement with the gear 105 on the shaft 103, which carries the ticket receiving receptacle. The notches 122 on the quadrant 121 correspond to given compartments in the receptacle. In order to select any desired compartment, it is therefore necessary merely to press downwardly on.the knob 130 and move the arm 123 untilthe desired notch is reached, and pin 128 enters the selected notch.

Theselection of a desired compartment also sets a printer device to markupon the ening p0 completed record, the clerk identifyin character or the character of the sale, w ether charge or cash, or both. Thus gear 133 (Fig. 53 also engages the gear wheel 134 mounte on the shaft 135, the op osite end of which is provided witha gear 1 36 enga g the gear 137, which rotates a printing w i d el 188 carrying certain data suc as the designating character of the account and the clerks number. It is therefore obvious that whenever the arm 123 is moved to select a particular compartment of the ticket receptacle the printing wheel will also be automatically positioned to correspond with said selection.

I also Iprovide means for holding the ticket receptac e til after the mechanism has completed the cycle. Thus on the outer face of the inner wall of the ticket receptacle is mounted a plurality of bifurcated members 139. When a 106 in proper locked position uncompartment is properly aligned, one of these members 139 is at its lowest position in place to receive the end of an arm 140 gsee Figures 3. and 10), which is pressed against a sprin 141 by a cam member 143 carried by the s aft 6 of the gear wheel 14. Cam 143 also serves to actuate the cash drawer unlocking means, the unlocked drawer corresponding to the selected compartment in receptacle 106. Thus the arm 140 is pivoted at 142, and the opposite end thereof is provided with a downwardly extending link 144 secured to a bracket 145, which is suitably apertured to receive a plurality of rods 146. These rods correspond respectively to a plurality of cash drawers 147, which are slidably mounted within a cabinet 148. It is to be understood that the base plate 1 is mounted on top of this cabinet. Each of the rods 146 is held in contact with an apertured drum 149 mounted on top of the cabinet, so that, when one of the apertures of the drum comes into registry with the uppermost end of one of the rods, this rod is permitted to be lifted upwardly by its spring 150 so that the drum is locked against further movement, and the particular drawer corresponding to the rod may be opened, due to the release of its rod 146. A vertical shaft 151 is provided which has a coil spring 152 attached to the bottom thereof. This rod carries a plurality of arms 153, each ofwhich bears against the projection 154 on the associated drawer, while the other end thereof bears against a coil spring 155, which, at its opposite end, bears against the back wall of the cabinet. Raising of any one of rods 146 permits a correspondin spring 155 to act on lever 153 to urge the d rawers to open position. The details for this will be hereinafter described. The upper end of the shaft 151 carries a cam member 156 (see Figure 8) adapted to contact with a roller 157 on the lower end of a pawl member 158. This pawl is released,

when the cash drawer that is opened is pushed to closing position, from a wheel 161 connected to drum 165. This drum indicates the number of articles registered in one transaction, corresponding to the number of such articles sold to each customer. An advancin pawl 159 for wheel 161 is pivotally carrieil by the base member or top of the cabinet, and is adapted for engagement with a cam 160 of the driving shaft 6, so that each cycle of operation of the machine will cause the awl 159 to engage the ratchet wheel 161 an rotate the same. A sprocket wheel 162 on the .shaft of this ratchet wheel is connected by a sprocket chain 163 with a sprocket 164 on the shaft of an article indicatin drum 165. The periphery of this indicator 18 provided with suitable numerals which indicate the number of purchases in the transaction. The machine is operated for each single purchase,

. and the article indicator will show how many purchases have been made and registered. A coil spring 166 has one end secured to the article indicator 165, and the other end to a bracket 167 which is carried by the frame 2, so that when a lever 153 acts to release the holding pawl when the opened drawer is closed, the indicator returns to zero position. This indicator is Visible at a distance and shows instantly whether any drawer is open; and thus constitutes a check on the clerk.

I shall now describe how the drawer is unlocked. A hook member 168 (Fig. 8) is pivotally carried by a bracket 169 attached to a partition 170 within the cabinet, and each of the rods 146 carries a pin 171 adapted to engage the hook 168 on its upward travel, and disengage this hook from an opening in a bracket 172, thus releasing the drawer for opening and its corresponding lever 153 can move to urge the drawer to open position.

As each drawer is opened, an alarm is given by mechanism shown in detail 'inFigure 11. This comprises a hook 173 pivotally carried by the back of the drawer and held in one position by spring tension. As the drawermoves outwardly, the hook carries with it a bell clapper 174 until the hook is freed from the clapper, when'the latter, under theinfluence of a spring 17 5, strikes the bell 176. It is to be noted that the spring 175 is of sufficient compression strength to permit the clapper to strike the bell once and then normally hold it out of contact therewith. If desired each bell 176 associated with its drawer can give a definite tone or sound to indicate which clerk is making the sale.

There is illustrated in Figures 15 and 16 the mechanism for automatically breaking the circuit and stopping the motor. When all of the transactions have been completed by the machine the drawer is closed and the indicator drum returned to its normal position. This is brought about by means 177 carried by the upper end of the rod 151. This arm is connected by a link 178 to another pivoted arm 179 carrying a sprin pressed pawl 180 in engagement with a rate et wheel 181. It is therefore obvious that, if the rod 151 is turned in either direction, it will impart a corresponding movement to the connections described and rotate the ratchet wheel step by step. A vertical arm 182 pivotally carried by the base 1 is held in-wiping contact with the ratchet wheeL181, so that, as the wheel is turned, this arm is moved inwardly and outwardly, and its motion will be transmitted through a link 183 to a lever 184 pivotally carried by a bracket 185. The upper end of the lever is provided with a yoke 186 which is adapted to engage a spring hook on the lower end of the movable part of the motor switch 126 and release the contacts, breaking the circuit thereof. Thus as the lever 153 is moved by the closing of a drawer the switch 126 is operated.

There is shown in Figures 12 and 13 a com partment for wra ping which will be positioned, if used, in the lower art of the cabinet 148. This com artment is old closed so as to prevent use 0 the wrapping paper until a sale is registered, whereupon it may be opened. The paper roll 187 is rotatably carried by a bracket 188 supported from a floor member 189. A shaft 190 mounted in the bracket 188 carries a plurality of arms 191 which support a guard plate 192. Another arm 193 extends outwardly from the guard plate assembly, and is connected to a link 194, the other end of which is connected to a bell crank lever 195 pivotally mounted on a shaft 196. An extension 197 of this bell crank provides an attachment for one end of a sprin 198, the other end of which is secured to the floor 189. A controlling handle 199 is slidably mounted between two rollers 200, and the inner end thereof is provided with a roller 201 adapted to engage the other arm of the bell crank lever 195. The other end of the handle 199 is provided with a finger engaging portion 202. This handle 199 has a notch 203 which engages a bifurcated bracket 204 when the handle has been moved inwardly to close the paper guard. It is obvious that after the handle is lifted to disengage the notch with braeket the spring 198, acting through the bell crank lever 195, will throw the paper guard 192 downwardly away from the paper. The usual cutting knife 205 is provided, which is held in constant engagement with the paper by any suitable spring. An arm 206 extends upwardly from the shaft 196 and lies in the path of movement of a rod 207 slidably mounted in a bracket 208. The opposite end of this rod contacts with a lug 209 on the vertical shaft 151. A block 210 is paper and the like pivoted at one end in a cut out in the bottom 

